Pete Townshend recounted the truth behind the story of how “Pinball Wizard” came to be part of the Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy, forcing him to make the deaf, dumb and blind lead character into an ...

The Who gave the world many unique rock ‘n’ roll songs. For example, one of the only hit songs about a game is The Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” In his autobiography, Pete Townshend explained how the words ...

It’s common to craft a song to be a hit, but it’s rare that one is written specifically to get good reviews from a single critic. Still, that’s exactly what Pete Townshend did with "Pinball Wizard," ...

Few songs by The Who are as legendary as “Pinball Wizard”. This hard rock power pop tune was a standout track on the band’s 1969 rock opera concept record, Tommy. The whole of the album is quite ...

New York — From those first thunderous chords, the Who’ “Tommy” has an exhilarating familiarity. Guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, signature French horn: “You know you’re in ‘Tommy’-land,” says Joseph ...

“Pinball Wizard” by The Who has long been considered a classic, but did you know it was written in a petty attempt to get a good review? “I just remember saying to him, with maybe an element of ...

Green Day songs are some of the most essential classic rock tunes of the 1990s and 2000s. However, the band drew significant influence from The Who, one of the most iconic bands of the 1960s and 1970s ...

When English rock legends “The Who,” took on the story of “Tommy,” to create the first rock opera, it blossomed into a play, a movie with Elton John wearing a huge pair of boots, and a story of a deaf ...